The nominees for the John W. Campbell, Jr. Memorial Award and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award have been announced. The Campbell award is given for a novel, the Sturgeon for a short story. Both awards will be presented during the Campbell Conference, to be held June 11-14, 2015 in Lawrence KS.

John W. Campbell, Jr. Memorial Award Nominees

The Race, by Nina Allan

A Darkling Sea, by James L. Cambias

The Peripheral, by William Gibson

Afterparty, by Daryl Gregory

Europe in Autumn, by Dave Hutchinson

Wolves, by Simon Ings

The Three-Body Problem, by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu

Station Eleven, by Emily St. John Mandel

Defenders, by Wil McIntosh

The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August, by Claire North

The Bees, by Laline Paull

Bête, by Adam Roberts

Lock In, by John Scalzi

The Martian, by Andy Weir

Area X (The Southern Reach Trilogy: Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance, by Jeff VanderMeer